Maurice Scott  (1878-1933)
Last updated: 29.04.22
All that can presently (July 2021) be gleaned about Maurice Scott from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he has 13 works published between 1901 and 1911.
He is known to be the brother of Bennett Scott. One of his best remebered works is I've Got Rings on My Fingers (1909), published by T.B. Harms & Co., New York, USA and which was sung by Ellaline Terriss.
Surfers are welcome to contribute any further information about this composer.
  Title Instruments/Issue Performers
       
  MP3 File(s)    
audioextmp315.gif Ayesha, My Sweet Egyptian Edison Standard Record: 10125 Herbert Payne
audioextmp315.gif Girls, Study Your Cookery Books Edison Gold Moulded Record: 13715 Florrie Forde
audioextmp315.gif Keep on Swinging Me, Charlie Edison Blue Amberol: 23006 Florrie Forde
audioextmp315.gif My Old Armchair Edison Amberol: 12180 B. Williams
audioextmp315.gif Questions Edison Amberol: 470 Edward M. Favor
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Folk Music CDs:
cd15.gif Various Performers Music Hall flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Various Performers On The Halls: Vol. 1
cd15.gif George Formby Sr. The Man from Lancashire No.1
     Title Attribution Remarks
       
url15.gif Follow Me, Girls Maurice Scott (music)
F.J. Barnes (co-author)
R.P. Weston (words)
W. Cunliffe (perf.) 		 
url15.gif Girls, Study Your Cookery Books Maurice Scott (music)
Joe Burley (words)
Florrie Forde (perf.) 		 
url15.gif Here Comes Oxo Maurice Scott (music)
Weston (words)
Barnes (words)
B. Williams (perf.) 		 
url15.gif It's a Marvel 'ow 'e Doos It But 'e Do Maurice Scott (music)
Charles Cornell (words)
G. Elen (perf.) 		 
url15.gif I've Got Rings on My Fingers Maurice Scott (music)
R.P. Weston (words)
F.J. Barnes (words)
Ellaline Terriss (perf.) 		 
url15.gif Nice Quiet Day, A Maurice Scott (music)
Eustace Baynes (co-author)
Edgar Bateman (words)
G. Elen (perf.) 		 
url15.gif One of ''The Boys'' Maurice Scott (music)
Fred J. Barnes (words)
R.P. Weston (words)
G. Formby Sr. (perf.)
Joe Elvin (perf.)
Nellie Farren (perf.)
Lionel MacKinder (perf.) 		 
url15.gif Since I Had a Go at My Dumb-Bells Maurice Scott (words & music)
G. Formby Sr. (perf.) 		 
url15.gif Swing Me Higher, Obadiah Maurice Scott (music)
Alfred E. Rick (words)
Florrie Forde (perf.) 		pdf15.gif
url15.gif They Can Do Without Us Maurice Scott (words & music)
W. Cunliffe (perf.) 		 
url15.gif You 'ave Made a Nice Mess of It Maurice Scott (music)
Joe Burley (words)
G. Elen (words)
G. Elen (perf.) 		 
Music Halls
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif I've Got Rings on My Fingers M. Scott (music)
R.P. Weston (words)
F.J. Barnes (words)		 Piano, Voice Kirk wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif I've Got Rings on My Fingers M. Scott (music)
R.P. Weston (words)
F.J. Barnes (words)		 Piano, Voice Greer Pub.
pdf15.gif Swing Me Higher, Obadiah M. Scott (music)
Alfred E. Rick (words)
Florrie Forde (perf.)		 Piano, Voice Monologues wvicon.gif
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 17 works by Maurice Scott (1878-1933). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Nice Quiet Day, A 1901 Eustace Baynes (co-author)
Edgar Bateman (words)
G. Elen (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg
It's a Marvel 'ow 'e Doos It But 'e Do 1902 cornellc1 (words)
G. Elen (perf.) 		 Pub.
Nobody Knows, Nobody Cares 1905 R.P. Weston (words)
Fred J. Barnes (words)
Ada Reeve (perf.) 		 Pub. youtube15.jpg
Girls, Study Your Cookery Books 1907 Joe Burley (words)
Florrie Forde (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif audioextmp315.gif
One of ''The Boys'' 1907 Fred J. Barnes (words)
R.P. Weston (words)
G. Formby Sr. (perf.)
Joe Elvin (perf.)
Nellie Farren (perf.)
Lionel MacKinder (perf.) 		 Pub.
Swing Me Higher, Obadiah 1907 Alfred E. Rick (words)
Florrie Forde (perf.) 		 Pub.
Ayesha, My Sweet Egyptian (w&m) 1909 Herbert Payne (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
I've Got Rings on My Fingers 1909 R.P. Weston (words)
F.J. Barnes (words)
Blanche Ring (perf.)
Ellaline Terriss (perf.) 		 wvicon.gif youtube15.jpg
Can't You Make Room For a Little One? 1909c  wvicon.gif
Follow Me, Girls 1910 F.J. Barnes (co-author)
R.P. Weston (words)
W. Cunliffe (perf.) 		 Pub.
Here Comes Oxo 1910 Weston (words)
Barnes (words)
B. Williams (perf.) 		 Pub.
⇑ My Old Armchair 1910 B. Williams (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
Questions 1910 Edward M Favor (words)
Edward M. Favor (perf.) 		 audioextmp315.gif
Since I Had a Go at My Dumb-Bells (w&m) 1910 G. Formby Sr. (perf.)  Pub.
You 'ave Made a Nice Mess of It 1910 Joe Burley (words)
G. Elen (words)
G. Elen (perf.) 		 Pub.
They Can Do Without Us 1911 W. Cunliffe (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Keep on Swinging Me, Charlie 1913 J.P. Long (words)
Florrie Forde (perf.) 		 audioextmp315.gif
     Title Duration Performer
       
youtube15.jpg I've Got Rings on My Fingers (1909) 2:32 Blanche Ring
youtube15.jpg Nobody Cares Nobody Knows 4:10 Ada Reeve
youtube15.jpg The Postman's Holiday' (1932) 2:38 G. Elen